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Autopsy for girl who died in jail

BRUNSWICK, Ga.  An autopsy has been ordered on the body of a 17-year-old inmate at the Glynn County detention center who died early Saturday, officials said.

Kara L. Thompson, 17, was found unresponsive in her cell and taken to Southeast Georgia Health Systems Brunswick hospital, where she died about 3:45 a.m., Sheriff Wayne V. Bennett said.

There is no evidence of foul play, and the cause of death is unknown, Sheriff Bennett said.

Ms. Thompson had been in jail since May 8 on a charge of entering an auto, he said. Under Georgia law, the charge results when someone is suspected of going into a vehicle with the intent of committing a burglary or other felony.